In making arrests, members shall strictly observe
the laws of arrest and the following provisions:
A.
The arresting officer shall employ only such force
and restraint as is necessary to assure the safety of other persons,
other police officers and himself.
B.
Every member shall refrain from using unnecessary
force or violence in making arrests and must not strike a prisoner
or any other person except when necessary in self-defense or to overcome
actual physical resistance in making an arrest. However, he must be
firm, resolute and energetic, exercising the necessary means to perform
his duty properly. When it is necessary to use force, the circumstances
shall be included in the arrest report on the case.
C.
The arresting officer is responsible for the safety
and protection of the arrested person while in his custody. He shall
notify the transportation officers of any injury, apparent illness
or other conditions which indicate that the arrested person may need
special care.
D.
The arresting officer is responsible for the security
of the personal property in possession or under the control of the
arrested person at the time of arrest. Except for vehicles, this responsibility
transfers to the officer accepting custody of the arrested person.
Members and employees shall not communicate
any information which might assist persons guilty of criminal or quasi-criminal
acts to escape arrest or punishment or which may enable them to dispose
of or secrete evidence of unlawful activity or money, merchandise
or other property unlawfully obtained.
Members shall arrest perpetrators of assaults,
assaults and batteries and criminal offenses directed against them.
The perpetrators shall be charged accordingly. Whenever it is impossible
to consummate the arrest at the time of the offense, the member shall
make a complete report of the incident to his commanding officer,
with a request that he be allowed to make a complaint in the proper
court at the next session. A warrant which may be issued as a result
of filing such a complaint shall in no case be served by the aggrieved
member.
